owning my first llama
I have recently become a llama mama as my human children say. He is a 2 year old gelded male. I took him knowing in the future he could have some issues due to being bottle fed. His mom died at birth....
View ArticleCushing while grazing...
I have llama that will 1 yo in 2 weeks. She acts normal in every way but she always cushes when she is grazing. She is just lazy?
View ArticleHow many times does it take to get a llama used to a halter?
and leading? My 1 yo gets very upset when I put the halter on her. She is walking better now. I've done this about 4 times. How often such you train them?
View ArticleHow difficult is it to halter train llamas?
Is it overly complicated to halter train llamas? Sometime this week we are picking up two female llamas. One i know is 8, the other is a alpaca/llama X and i'm not sure her age, i'm assuming she's 8 or...
View Articlehelp please!
I bought 3 alpaca males in late december. the previous owner said that he had no problems with them and that they were freindly. Well.....I have yet to get them to come to me or allow me to pet them....
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Video of trained Llamas & Alpacas
Adorable Llamas fetching his halter on command. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etvbOWWnq2A Another adorable animal picking up halter on command http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ljxv4pCuZMw Very...
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Training Llamas - conflicting advice!?
Hi all I have been looking for a llama forum for ages now and finally found this forum, looks like it's as populated as it gets, huh? Us llama-lovers are rare birds it seems! So, I have come in...
View ArticleWhat can I expect?
It's been a week since I have gotten my paca, Kusko. The person I got him from said she wishes Kusko was sweeter... She said he would take treats from her but that was about it. Well, I have no idea...
View ArticleFirst time with Alpacas
First time with Alpacas, so exciting! Three boys, one intact. Meet Dante, Coco, and William!!!
View ArticleAlpaca behaviour questions
I've had my girls for 2 weeks now and have some questions for more experienced folks. One of the alpacas gazes over the fence and calls out with a high pitched whinny. Any ideas what this means? Second...
View ArticleCan you keep multiple males?
I know that it is possible but does anyone have experience with it? I have two unaltered males and have been offered 3 more gelded males. They are for fiber, so it is not necessary for me to have...
View ArticleNew to llamas, general questions
This is my first post, and our first llama. I also posted this on the Camelidynamics forum, because i need to branch out wide, since there are so few of us! This is Lily, we got her about a month ago...
View ArticleTraining Alpacas to go on walks
I have 2 Alpacas that I am keeping as pets in my backyard farm. I want to train my alpacas to go on walks with me. So far it's working out ok. We walk a couple times a week and they are now used to the...
View ArticleHow do I halter train a llama or alpaca who won't allow touching
How should I begin halter training 2 skittish rescued llamas and 2 rescued alpacas that don't allow touching? One of each will sometimes come eat grains from the feed bucket I'm holding, and they will...
View ArticleTrain an older llama
Hi! Was offered an older llama for free as I really needed one as protection for my goats. I seen her in a pasture I drive by everyday and felt bad that she is all by herself. So she is an older 18 yr...
View Articlefighting while eating grain
We have 2 male alpacas they are about 1.5 years old, one is in tact and one is not. We have had them a little over a month and in that time one got neutered (he was running from the dog and jumped the...
View ArticleLlama and goat question...
We were given three yearling male llamas, of course they are intact. We plan and putting them with our goats when they are old enough to geld. my question is, can I put male goats in the them now? I...
View ArticleNew To Llamas
So I recently purchased 2 5 yr old gelding llamas.(first time owning llamas) 1 can be touched, doesn't really like being haltered but can be touched. The other 1 is very skittish and can not be...
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Does anyone here currently have Alpacas?
We are new to Alpacas and currently have 6 older females. I just have basic questions and would like feedback from some more experienced folks!
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